Nassau County is ordering mandatory evacuations of tens of thousands of homes on the South Shore because of Hurricane Irene, County Executive Ed Mangano announced Friday afternoon.
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Andrew Hackmack and Anthony Rifilato
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8/26/11
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Long Beach resident Billy King piled up white sandbags in front of his Ohio Avenue home on Friday afternoon, and secured sheets of plywood along the garage and base windows.
He has lived …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/26/11
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The City of Long Beach is encouraging residents to evacuate the barrier island voluntarily, as Hurricane Irene continued to barrel toward the East Coast on Friday as a Category Two …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Andrew Hackmack
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8/26/11
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Nassau voters resoundingly defeated the proposed borrowing of $400 million to replace the 39-year-old Nassau Coliseum and construct a new minor league ballpark at Mitchell Field. The Aug. 1 vote was …
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Guest Opinion by Owen Rumelt
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8/10/11
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The 24th Annual Salute to Veterans program on was held at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre on Friday, August 5, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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By Jackie Nash
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8/9/11
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Despite the on-and-off-again rain showers during the B-52’s concert at Eisenhower Park on Aug. 6, thousands attended the show. The B-52’s, who have been misconceived as British, actually formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976, and garnered wide popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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BY Alyssa DiNubila
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8/9/11
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Business and labor organizations, development groups and politicians have all expressed their opinions on the plan to borrow $400 million to fund the construction of a new arena and minor-league baseball park at Nassau County’s Hub in Uniondale. Now it’s your turn, as taxpayers who want to be able to afford to keep living and working on Long Island, to cast your votes in the bond referendum on Monday.
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7/28/11
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To the Editor:
If Mike Florio opposes the Nassau Coliseum referendum because he does not wish to pay $58, that’s fine (“Wants more details on Coliseum plan,” July 7-13). If he opposes it …
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7/13/11
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If you ride or work for Long Island Bus, changes are headed your way.
Details of the contract between Nassau County and Veolia Transportation Inc., which the county selected June 10 to operate its …
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By Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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Nassau County has selected a private company to take over operation of the Long Island Bus System next year.
County Executive Edward Mangano announced last week that the RFP panel formed last year …
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By David Weingrad
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6/16/11
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